pommy 33 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 Since I have purchased the cab I have wanted to do the brakes. So the time has come photos attached! new rotors all round / slotted on the front. new pads all round new handbrake shoes adjusted the hand brake braided s/s lines. new front wheel bearing. stripped & painted all calipers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 lol all four wheels up at the same time? you can only do a corner at a time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 Nice work, hows the pedal feel? I've got new pads, rotors and braided lines in my E30 but still the typical spongy brake pedal. Next step is looking into a 750i master cylinder conversion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) Nice work, hows the pedal feel? I've got new pads, rotors and braided lines in my E30 but still the typical spongy brake pedal. Next step is looking into a 750i master cylinder conversion. worth it, did it on one of mine but be carefull when ordering…: Trouble is, 750iL almost always had a hydraulic booster system rather than a vacuum boosted system, so there are two different types of master cylinder. I got caught out buying a hydraulic type one the first time, person i brought it off said hydraulic and i thought oh must be right, all brakes are hydraulic. didnt realise that was referring to the way it was boosted. 750iL sometimes boosted using the power steering pump, other times they run remote mounted booster (not on the firewall) Edited February 5, 2014 by _Ethrty-Andy_ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1530 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 Alot easier to bleed when 4 wheels are removed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 Alot easier to bleed when 4 wheels are removed ahh right bleeding brakes/clutches and wheel bearings are pretty much the only thing i dont do myself to cars now, the former because im always on my own and the cars have to go into a garage to get a WOF anyways, and the latter i dont have the gear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jono51 58 Report post Posted February 6, 2014 while you are there you may want to put a dust cap back on the front wheel bearing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pommy 33 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Yes. It is back there! they were drying after being painted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
